Improved harness-snap



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GEORGE B.; DURKEE, o E ALDEN, NEW YORK.

` 'Y Lam Parent N0.169,548, daten center s, 1867.

IMPEovED- HARNESS-SNAP.

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To ALE WHoM I'r MAY ooNoERN:

Be it known that I, G EORGEB. DURKEE, of Alden, in the county of Erie, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and improved Harness-Snap; and I do hereby delare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had -to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in whichv Figure I is a front view of' the same, in connection with strap and ring. Figure II is another front view of same, disconnected therefrom.

Figures III and IV are longitudinal sections, showing the h ook open and closed respectively. The nature of this invention consists,

first, in a harness-snap, the hook of which is'hinged upon the inside of a hollow tube, and projects lfrom said tube in a manner that, when-the hook is in one extreme position, it will entirely cover the open end of the tube, and when it 'swings upon its fulcrum into the opposite position, the hook will lap over theedge of. the tube, and permit the introduction therein of the ring or other part of the harness to which the snapis to be connected, a spring ,being attached tothe hook upon the inside of the tube for the purpose of keeping thesaid hook closed, or in the position first above described; second, in a harnesssnap, the main body ofwhioh .is a tube, or equivalent, and-thehook is hinged to .said tube or equivalent in such manner that the end o'f 4'the tube forms, .or serves the purpose of, a stop for the hook.

vLetters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures.

A'represents the main body of my improved harness-snap, which consists of a hollow tube, oval, or rectangular in` its cross-section, as may .be preferred. This tube is made smaller and aild is attached to the strap of other part of a harness, substantiall sentsl the hook. It consists of la semicireular flatloop, having a sh either round, at iat one end, y'in the manner shown in Fig. I.- B repreank, b, the end of which is hinged upon the ook 'maylswing upon the hinge III, or in that represented in Fig. IV. A ok in the position shown in Fig. III. The be A, and ifthe snap is hooked on to Aa ring,

c as ,a fulcrum, .and be placed either in the position shown in Fig. spring, D, is placed within the tube A in a manner to retain `the ho opening of the semi'eircular hook is thus closed by means of the tu E, asshown in Fig. I, it is impossible by any movement of the strap to open the hook and disengage it from the ring. Whenever it is desired to do so, the hook is pressed upon by the finger in a. manner to move it into the pon the ring E (m-ay be readily removed. The spring D within the tube may be of any desired shape, and applied and. attached in any convenient manner without departing from the principle of this invention. The essential and most apparent difference between this harness-snap and others consists in that the main body A constitutes the stop, and the hook B is movable thereon,while in others the hook is a. part of the main body and the stop-lever movable.

My improved harness-snap may be entirely covered with leather, and be used upon the head-stall of a harness inlieu of buckles, so that the same can be taken apart for cleaning purposes, and put together in a very few moments. i

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A4 harness-snap composed of the tube A, or equivalent, hinged hook B, and spring D, constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as herein described.

GEO. B. DURKEE.

Witnesses:

B. H. MUEHLE, F.A. LANGWORTHY., 

